A&M Partnership

By Ryan T. Anderson
June 18, 2008

When Karen Kropf was invited to speak at an L.A. public school, she would share her story of how she became pregnant at eighteen and had an abortion.  More important, she would paint an appealing picture of what the alternative could look like...

A new study suggests that teens who take virginity pledges delay having sexual intercourse longer than kids who are similar to them but do not take a pledge. Only a third of participants ages 12 to 17 who pledged to avoid having sex until marriage proceeded to break their pledge over the next three years...

By Cheryl Wetzstein
April 27, 2007

(The Washington Times) Family breakdown tops the list of concerns for young people when discussing their futures, while getting married and having children are overwhelmingly popular life goals...

Is marriage an old-fashioned, outmoded institution? Is it merely a piece of paper, having no real impact on our lives?
By Glenn T. Stanton

Researchers are finding that marriage has a much greater impact in our lives than many have assumed. Men and women who are in their first marriages, on average, enjoy significantly higher levels of physical and mental health than those who are either single, divorced or living together...

Lunch break dialogues drew both together to discuss attitudes, health issues
July 11, 2008

(HealthDay News) Teach parents how to talk about sex with their teen, and they will tackle this tough subject more readily and often, a new study says...

By Leah Ward Sears

Should law and society actively seek new ways to support marriage? Or should family law strive to be marriage-neutral by providing more rights and benefits to its alternatives, such as cohabitation and single parenthood?